TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libyan graffiti artists are taking advantage of newfound freedom to make fun of ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi on the streets of Tripoli.
For 42 years, the authoritarian leader banned writing or drawing on public walls. Artists are now expressing themselves throughout the capital of 2 million people, and their favorite topic is Gadhafi and other former members of his regime on storefronts and office buildings.
One picture mocks Gadhafi’s habit of calling himself the king of kings of Africa by calling him the “monkey of monkeys of
Libyan graffiti artists make fun of Gadhafi with newfound freedom
September 20, 2011